Published video “Classic Hawaiian Music · Nearly 2 Hours of the Sound of Old Hawaiʻi”.
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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, also called Braddah IZ or simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians from Hawaii and the most successful musician from the state. Along with his ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres, such as jazz and reggae, Kamakawiwoʻole remains influential on Hawaiian music. In 2010, he was named one of the 5…
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entertainment · Hawaiian musician and singer (1959–1997) · singer · songwriter · musician · also Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, Bruddah Iz, IZ, Kamakawiwoʻole
Born 20 May 1959 · Died 26 June 1997 · Q42180
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2026· 4 entries
Published video “Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar for Deep Sleep · 2 Hours of Relaxing Hawaiian Music”.
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Published video “Over The Rainbow”.
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Published video “Auntie Irmgard performs Hula to her song, “Puamana””.
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2025· 2 entries
Published video “The Most Peaceful 25 Seconds You’ll Hear Today - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s “Over the Rainbow"”.
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Published video “Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Over the Rainbow (Official Lyric Video)”.
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2024· 5 entries
Published video “What a Wonderful World (Official Short) - Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole”.
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Published video “Over The Rainbow - Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo‘ole Official Short”.
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Published video “IZ’s producer,Jon de Mello talks about the cover of IZ’s iconic album, Facing Future. #music #iz”.
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Published video “Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole Tribute (1997)”.
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Published video “Braddah IZ playing his local favorite Maui (Hawaiian Sup’pa Man) in 1997.”.
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2023· 1 entry
Business Insider: An image of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole shows Google search still can't tell AI-generated pictures apart from genuine ones
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2021· 1 entry
The song was inducted into the National Recording Registry as part of the heritage in American recorded sound
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2020· 11 entries
The official music video for "Over the Rainbow" reached a billion views on YouTube
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Google Doodle published a page in celebration of Kamakawiwoʻole's 61st birthday
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Published video “Pili Me Ka'u Manu”.
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Published video “Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man”.
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Published video “Ka Huila Wai”.
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Published video “Hawai'i '78 Introduction”.
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Published video “La 'Elima”.
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Published video “Henehene Kou 'Aka”.
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Published video “Ka Pua U'i”.
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Published video “Hawai'i '78”.
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Published video “Kaulana Kawaihae”.
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2017· 1 entry
Kamakawiwoʻole was inducted posthumously into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame
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2011· 3 entries
Awarded Echo Pop Award for the Hit of the Year (2011).
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Kamakawiwoʻole was honored with the German national music award Echo
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Released album “IZ: The Best of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole”.
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2010· 3 entries
NPR named Kamakawiwoʻole as "The Voice of Hawaii" in its 50 Great Voices series
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Released album “Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Best of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole”.
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Was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, who called him "The Voice of Hawaii"
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Unforgettable”.
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2007· 2 entries
Kamakawiwoʻole debuted at No
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Released album “Wonderful World”.
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2006· 1 entry
BBC Radio 1 announced that "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World (True Dreams)" would be released as a single in America
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2005· 1 entry
Facing Future became Hawaiʻi's first certified platinum album, selling more than a million CDs in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America
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2003· 1 entry
Hundreds paid tribute to Kamakawiwoʻole as a bronze bust of him was unveiled at the Waianae Neighborhood Community Center on Oʻahu
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2001· 1 entry
Released album “Alone in IZ World”.
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1999· 1 entry
When an excerpt was used in the TV commercials for eToys
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “IZ in Concert: The Man and His Music”.
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1997· 3 entries
The Hawaiian flag flew at half-staff for Kamakawiwoʻole's funeral
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Died 1997-06-26.
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Kamakawiwoʻole was again honored by HARA at the annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for Male Vocalist of the Year, Favorite Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, and Island Contemporary Album of the Year
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “N Dis Life”.
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Was baptized at the Word of Life Christian Center in Honolulu and spoke publicly about his beliefs at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards
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1995· 1 entry
Released album “E Ala Ē”.
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1994· 1 entry
Kamakawiwoʻole was voted favorite entertainer of the year by the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts (HARA)
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1993· 2 entries
Released album “Facing Future”.
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“Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World”
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1990· 2 entries
Released album “Ka ʻAnoʻi”.
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Kamakawiwoʻole released his first solo album Ka ʻAnoʻi, which won awards for Contemporary Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts (HARA)
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1988· 1 entry
A friend of Kamakawiwoʻole called a Honolulu recording studio owned by Milan Bertosa at 3:00 a
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1976· 1 entry
And released several more albums, including Hoʻoluana, Kahea O Keale, Keala, Makaha Sons of Niʻihau and Mahalo Ke Akua
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1971· 1 entry
And his cousin Allen moved to the mainland in 1976
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1959· 2 entries
Born 1959-05-20.
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In Honolulu to Henry "Hank" Kaleialoha Naniwa Kamakawiwoʻole Jr
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